Fiestas Patrias / Mexican Independence Day

Park: Old Town San Diego SHP

Sept. 16, 12 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  “Fiestas Patrias / Mexican Independence Day in Old Town”

Fiestas Patrias celebrates Mexican Independence with colorful displays of dancing, storytelling, and music from early San Diego.  Enjoy lively free activities, including children’s games, dancing, and music performances.  Learn historic games such as cascarones, and how early San Diego men’s clothing originated from the Charros of the past.  Other activities include branding, corn husk doll making, relay races, and vaquero games.

The park is conveniently four miles north of downtown, adjacent to the Old Town Transit Center, with Coaster, Trolley, and MTS Bus service. http://transit.511sd.com/

For more information call (619) 220-5422.

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